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  • Nigerian Conjoined Twins Separated

    RH Weekly News Roundup –18 November 2016 [fl]N[/fl]igerian Conjoined Twins Separated In June, a Nigerian family travelled to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. In the months that followed the Ayeni twin girls spent all their time together. They had no choice; the girls we...

  • Can Nigeria’s Female Authors Change the World?

    RH Weekly News Roundup – 19 August 2016Starting from Scratch on Polio Eradication[fl]I[/fl]t’s been two years since Nigeria had a reported case of Polio within its borders. That has everything to do with the coordinated efforts poured into vaccinations over several years. If Nigeria had ...

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  • Unprecedented Numbers of Women Trafficked into Europe

    RH Weekly News Roundup – 12 August 2016Unprecedented Numbers of Women Trafficked into Europe [fl]T[/fl]ake a deep breath before you read this. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has released figures showing an increase of Nigerian women entering Italy by sea. It is estimat...

  • Nigerians Haven’t Grown Much In The Last Century

    RH Weekly News Roundup – 29 July 2016Polio-Free for Two Years and Running[fl] I[/fl]t’s been two years since Nigeria reported its last case of Polio. There are less than 365 days until the country is certified as free from the virus. And, Nigeria was the last bastion of the crippling dis...

  • Doctors Without Borders Calls for Humanitarian Intervention

    RH Weekly News Roundup – 22 July 2016Doctors Without Borders Calls for Humanitarian Intervention [fl]A[/fl]ccording to Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières or MSF), over 500,000 displaced persons in Bama are in urgent need of care. At the end of June, MSF evacuated 1500 peop...

  • Radiant News Digest: How Much Do Nigerians Spend On Healthcare?

    Nigerians Spend How Much on Healthcare?[fl]E[/fl]veryone knows the Nigerian government doesn’t spend a lot of money on healthcare. Indeed, this year’s budget allocation is less than last year’s. Add to this the low numbers of health insurance participants and you need to start wondering w...

  • Radiant News Digest: Is Breastfeeding the Only Option?

    Is Breastfeeding the Only Option?[fl]W[/fl]e don’t need to rehash the high maternal and infant mortality rates in Nigeria. We need action. One way to prevent infant deaths is through proper nutrition of both mother and baby, but that’s not always easy. And, it’s one of the reasons that Ais...

  • Is President Buhari Engaging in Medical Tourism?

    Is President Buhari Engaging in Medical Tourism?Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari is in London this week, ostensibly on holiday. But, he’s also been referred to a UK doctor that will take a look at a recurring ear infection while there. According to an Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) specialist...

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